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Retirement Benefit Changes in 2015

How to Get More Money from Social Security Part 4

For this series I have covered some social security claiming strategies. You can click here for the other articles in the series. I have received quite a few questions and have posted the answers online. You click here to see the FAQ. In this article we will cover how social security is taxed. Tax Treatment of Social […]
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How to Get More Money from Social Security Part 3

In the first part of the series I covered information on spousal benefits and using a strategy called “file and suspend” and “file and suspend plus” to maximize your lifetime joint benefits by timing when you claim. This article I will cover another one of the advanced social security claiming strategies. Since publishing this article series I have […]
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How to Get More From Social Security Part 2

In Part 1 I covered information on spousal benefits and using a strategy called “file and suspend” to maximize social security benefits, especially your lifetime joint benefits by timing when you claim. You can click here to see more social security resources. In this article we will cover survivor benefits and an advanced social security claiming strategy called “file […]
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Social Security Numbers You Need To Know

Maximizing your social security payments depends on the taxes you pay, your earnings history, the age you decide to take the benefits, and the dependents you have. Here are some important Social Security rules to pay attention to. $1,294: This is the average Social Security payment for 2014. The average for retired couples is $2,111. […]
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5 Essential Facts on Your Social Security Statements

The Social Security Administration back in April 2011 suspended mailing Social Security Statements to save money. Luckily, they added the ability view your online statements in May 2012. They recently announced that they would resume mailing the statements to some workers beginning September 2014. The paper statements will be mailed to workers who are not currently […]
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Retirement Planner: Full Retirement Age

Full retirement age is the age at which a person may first become entitled to full or unreduced retirement benefits. If your full retirement age is older than 65 (that is, you were born after 1937), you still will be able to take your benefits at age 62, but the reduction in your benefit amount will be […]
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America’s Retirement Crisis Part II

Click here for Part I of dealing with America’s Retirement Crisis. With the aftermath of The Great Recession, life expectancy increasing, costs rising and underestimating post-retirement living expenses, there is no doubt that we have a retirement crisis at hand. The next two weeks we will cover strategies to help ensure that your assets last […]
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